Senior Azure Cloud Architect DoD IL5 Remote

Accelera Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Accelera Solutions is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Solutions Engineer to architect, automate, and maintain scalable Azure-based infrastructure for DoD IL5 environments, delivering secure, mission-critical cloud services across the IL5 platform.

You will lead end-to-end cloud deployments, collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and application teams, and drive complex, secure solutions that meet stringent DoD requirements while enabling mission operations.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in enterprise IT/cloud engineering.
• Active Secret clearance
• DoD 8570/8140-compliant cybersecurity certification such as Security+ CE or equivalent
• Hands-on Azure infrastructure experience in enterprise environments
• Proficient in IaC (Azure Bicep, ARM, Terraform)
• Strong scripting/automation (PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python)
• Experience CI/CD with Azure DevOps, Git, automated deployments
• Knowledge of Azure networking and hybrid connectivity

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, engineering, and deployment of SaaS and IaaS solutions within DoD IL5 Azure environments.
• Serve as technical lead for Azure deployments and translate requirements into scalable cloud solutions.
• Architect, deploy, and configure Azure infrastructure (VMs, networking, storage, identity, hosting).
• Lead deployment of enterprise SaaS apps, AKS, container workloads, and related services.
• Design cloud networking (VNets, DNS, Private Endpoints, Firewall, hybrid connectivity).
• Develop reusable IaC templates (Bicep, ARM, Terraform) to standardize provisioning.
• Develop and support Azure DevOps pipelines and Git workflows for automated deployments.
• Coordinate with application teams, network, cybersecurity, and partners to resolve dependencies.
• Diagnose and resolve complex Azure infra issues and optimize deployments.
• Ensure compliance with DoD IL5 security and Zero Trust principles while balancing performance.

Skills

Azure

IaC

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

Terraform

AKS

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure Bicep

ARM templates

Azure CLI

Python

Job description

Accelera Solutions is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Solutions Engineer to architect, automate, and maintain scalable Azure-based infrastructure for DoD IL5 environments, delivering secure, mission-critical cloud services across the IL5 platform.

You will lead end-to-end cloud deployments, collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and application teams, and drive complex, secure solutions that meet stringent DoD requirements while enabling mission operations.